Romance in Europe

In August my husband and I took an eighteen-day trip to Europe. Little by little I've been sharing my photos on blogs and Facebook. Europe is filled with cathedrals, castles, palaces, kings, queens, princes and princesses. Do those spell romance?

 

Can you imagine riding in this royal coach? The romance writer in me sees a princess on her way to the ball where she meets her prince charming. (Carriage museum in the Nymphenburg Palace outside of Munich, Germany)

The princess plans to meet her prince charming in the garden where the flowers are planted in the shape of a heart. (Gardens in Salzburg, Austria)

They buy a lock and put their initials on it and place it here on the guardrail of the bridge to symbolize their everlasting love. (Bridge over the Danube River in Salzburg)

 The prince sends her a box of chocolates. They are as sweet as his kisses. (Mozart chocolate balls)

The prince takes the princess to the opera where they sit in the royal box. (Opera House in Vienna)

The prince whisks her away and shows her his kingdom and his castle and asks her to marry him. Of course, she says yes. (Fussen, Germany and the Neuschwanstein Castle)

You can imagine the princess walking down the aisle of this cathedral to meet her prince. Her true love forever. (Salzburg Cathedral)

Wherever I go, I see stories. Of course, they are always stories with happy endings. I took this photo of a building in Berlin because of its architecture. But notice the couple in front of the building who are embracing. What is their story?

Lastly, I'm going to show you a couple of photos of a bride and groom who were having their picture taken along the Danube River in Budapest.

Is her gown worthy of a princess? I vote yes.

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Merrillee Whren is the winner of the 2003Golden Heart Award presented by Romance Writers of American. She is married to her own personal hero, her husband of  thirty-five plus years, and has two grown daughters. Her latest book, Nursing the Soldier's Heart, is available at all major book retailers. You can find the buy links at her website. Connect with her on her Facebook page.